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Taxon:
Melocactus intortus
(Mill.) Urb.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Melocactus
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Cereeae
Nomen number:
310436
Place of publication:
Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16:35. 1919
Verified:
09/02/1997
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cactus intortus
Mill.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cactus melocactus
L. var.
communis
Aiton
Melocactus communis
(Aiton) Link & Otto
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Conservation Status
CITES.
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.cites.org/eng/app/appendices.shtml
Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Anderson, E. F.
2001. The cactus family
Backeberg, C.
1967. Die Cactaceae. 2574.
Backeberg, C.
1977. Das Kakteen Lexicon. 274.
CITES.
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.cites.org/eng/app/appendices.shtml
Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll.
1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago.
Fournet, J.
1978. Flore illustrée des phanerogames de Guadeloupe et de Martinique
Howard, R.
1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell.
1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis.
Moscoso, R. M.
1943. Catalogus florae domingensis.
Taylor, N. P.
1991. The genus
Melocactus
in Central and South America. Bradleya 9:78.
Taylor, N. P.
1992.
Arthrocereus
,
Cereus
. In: D. R. Hunt and N. P. Taylor (eds). Notes on miscellaneous genera of Cactaceae (2). Bradleya 10:27.
Common names
English
Turk's-cap cactus –
Reference(s)
Swedish
melonkaktus –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Anguilla
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Bahamas
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Cuba
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Guadeloupe
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Hispaniola
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Jamaica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Martinique
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Montserrat
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Kitts and Nevis
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Lucia
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Puerto Rico
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Virgin Islands, U.S.
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Virgin Islands (British)
Native
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Hispaniola
,
Anguilla
,
Antigua and Barbuda
,
Bahamas
,
Cuba
,
Dominica
,
Guadeloupe
,
Jamaica
,
St. Kitts and Nevis
,
St. Lucia
,
Montserrat
,
Martinique
,
United States
[Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, U.S.],
Virgin Islands (British)
Name
References